The latest two UK Safety Alerts relate to recent incidents in which employees have suffered injuries, one breaking a bone in his thumb and the other suffering a fractured cheek. We wish our colleagues a full recovery.

Both incidents remind us of the importance of activity specific risk assessments and safe systems of work, ensuring colleagues have the necessary training and experience, along with the correct / well maintained equipment, including PPE.  The first incident also highlights the importance of reporting variations from standard working practices, so any defects can be fully investigated and resolved, rather than relying on workarounds.

You can find the two alerts on the UK News download page: Safety Alert - Employee broken thumb (200 downloads) and Safety Alert - Employee fractured cheek (193 downloads)

Please discuss the Alerts with personnel as appropriate and display them on relevant notice boards.

Health and Safety information and resources can be found here.